Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Vietnam reports 11,023 new COVID-19 cases

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HANOI – Vietnam reported 11,023 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including 11,011 locally transmitted and 12 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi remained the locality that recorded the highest number of infections on Tuesday with 2,705 cases, followed by central Da Nang city with 783 cases and northern Hai Phong … Read more

Philippines logs 9,493 new COVID-19 cases, 51 more deaths

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MANILA – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 9,493 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,569,665. Tuesday’s caseload has been the lowest since Jan. 4. The DOH said 51 more people died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country’s death toll to 54,054. The … Read more

Nepal reports falling daily COVID-19 cases as fewer people get tested

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KATHMANDU – Major hospitals based in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, are seeing fewer people lining up to get tested for the coronavirus in the last few days, and the South Asian country has been reporting falling daily cases. “Around 250 to 300 people are getting tested for coronavirus every day in the last few days,” said … Read more

Malaysia reports 4,774 new COVID-19 infections, 13 new deaths

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KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia recorded 4,774 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight on Monday, bringing the total tally to 2,870,758, according to the health ministry. There are 152 new imported cases and 4,622 new local transmissions, showed data released on the ministry’s website. A further 13 deaths were reported from the pandemic, bringing the overall … Read more

New Zealand secures extra 36 mln rapid antigen tests for COVID-19

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WELLINGTON – The New Zealand government has secured the delivery of enough rapid antigen tests (RATs) to help New Zealand through a widespread Omicron outbreak in the coming months, Associate Health Minister Ayesha Verrall said on Tuesday. Over the last week, the government has been in contact with a variety of rapid antigen test manufacturers. … Read more

India’s daily COVID-19 cases fall below 200,000, but deaths surpass 1,000

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NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 41,469,499 on Tuesday, as 167,059 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 1,192 deaths due to the pandemic since Monday morning took the total death toll to 496,242. There are still … Read more

Pakistan reports 5,327 new COVID-19 cases, 32 more deaths

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ISLAMABAD – Pakistan on Monday reported 5,327 new COVID-19 cases and 32 more deaths, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Tuesday. The NCOC, a department leading the nation’s campaign against the pandemic, said that the country’s overall tally has surged to 1,430,366 cases while 1,295,390 out of them have recovered. The active … Read more

Mongolia adds 1,206 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths

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ULAN BATOR – Mongolia registered 1,206 new COVID-19 cases and two more related deaths over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tallies to 444,719 and 2,036 respectively, the country’s health ministry said Monday. The latest confirmed infections were all locally transmitted, the ministry said, adding that there are a total of 64,365 active COVID-19 … Read more

Philippines logs 14,546 new COVID-19 cases, death toll exceeds 54,000

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MANILA – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 14,546 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,560,202. The DOH said 112 more people died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country’s death toll to 54,003. According to the DOH, the number of active cases dropped … Read more

Pakistan registers over 7,000 new COVID-19 cases for 5 consecutive days

Pakistan records 462 new COVID-19 cases, 1,519,154 in total

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan reported 7,048 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the fifth day with over 7,000 new infections amid the country’s ongoing battle against the Omicron variant of the virus, according to figures released by the National Command and Operation Center on Monday. With the new cases, the country’s number of overall confirmed cases has … Read more

Singapore reports 4,498 new COVID-19 cases

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SINGAPORE – Singapore reported 4,498 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total tally to 348,330. Of the new cases, 1,424 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and 3,074 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health. Among the PCR cases, 1,164 were … Read more

New Zealand PM tests negative for COVID-19

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WELLINGTON – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tested negative for COVID-19 on Monday after being deemed a close contact of a case on a domestic flight. Ardern was deemed a close contact of a positive COVID-19 case on Saturday and has entered self-isolation in line with a Ministry of Health advice. She was still … Read more

New Zealand reports 91 new community cases of COVID-19

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WELLINGTON – New Zealand reported 91 new community cases of COVID-19 on Monday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement. Among the 91 new community infections, 65 are in the largest city Auckland, one in Bay of Plenty, 17 in Waikato, three in the Lakes region, one in Northland, two in Hawke’s Bay, one … Read more

Kenya administers 12 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses as infections subside

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NAIROBI – Kenya has administered over 12 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, with 20 percent of the country’s population being fully vaccinated, according to the Ministry of Health. In a statement released on Sunday, Mutahi Kagwe, cabinet secretary of the ministry, said that the government aims to vaccinate 70 percent of the population by June, even … Read more

Malaysia reports 4,915 new COVID-19 infections, 8 new deaths

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KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 4,915 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,865,984, according to the health ministry. There are 188 new imported cases, with 4,727 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further eight deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 31,965. … Read more

Brazil registers 134,175 new daily COVID-19 cases

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SAO PAULO – Brazil’s Ministry of Health on Sunday reported 134,175 COVID-19 cases and 330 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s total caseload and death toll to 25,348,797 and 626,854 respectively. The moving average of cases stood at 186,363 and deaths at 537 as of Sunday, the highest levels since September 2021, … Read more

Bangladesh cuts quarantine period, lowers minimum age for booster shots

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DHAKA – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has continued to decline for the fifth consecutive day in Bangladesh, with over 12,000 new cases reported Sunday. According to figures published by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the country confirmed 12,183 new COVID-19 cases and 34 more deaths on Sunday, which has brought the … Read more

Chinese mainland reports 40 new local COVID-19 cases

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BEIJING – The Chinese mainland reported 40 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections over the past day, down from 54 on Saturday. Of the local cases reported Sunday, 24 were in the eastern province of Zhejiang; 11 in north China’s Tianjin Municipality; three in Beijing, and one each in northeast China’s Heilongjiang and central China’s Henan, according … Read more

India reports 209,918 new COVID-19 cases

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NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 41,302,440 on Monday, as 209,918 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, according to the health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 959 deaths were recorded since Sunday morning, taking the death toll to 495,050. Currently there are 1,831,268 active cases … Read more

Labour vs luxury: virus tracing highlights China’s inequality

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BEIJING: The stark contrast between the lives of two coronavirus patients unearthed by Chinese contact tracers sparked a widespread debate on Thursday over the country’s entrenched wealth inequality. One patient recently infected in Beijing went skiing, shopped at Dior and watched live comedy. Another hauled construction waste through the night across China’s capital, working more … Read more

World’s 10 richest men doubled wealth during Covid: report

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PARIS: The world’s 10 wealthiest men doubled their fortunes during the first two years of the coronavirus pandemic as poverty and inequality soared, a report said. Oxfam said the men’s wealth jumped from $700 billion to $1.5 trillion, at an average rate of $1.3 billion per day, in a briefing published before a virtual mini-summit … Read more

Premier League clubs agree on changes to Covid postponement rules

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Premier League clubs must have at least four positive coronavirus cases in their squad before a match can be called off under new guidance issued Wednesday following a number of controversial postponements. The change comes after criticism of the way some clubs were perceived to be exploiting the previous rules. If a club could not field 13 … Read more

Coronavirus: Latest global developments

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PARIS: Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: Covid deaths soar  The number of global deaths from Covid-19 soared by a fifth worldwide in the last week to 9,050 per day, according to AFP’s database. Vaccine mandate accord?  An accord between rich nations and developing countries on intellectual property waivers for Covid-19 vaccines … Read more

Australia flies medical team to Covid-hit Solomons

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HONIARA: Australia flew a small team of emergency medical specialists to Honiara on Saturday after the Solomon Islands requested help in battling a worsening outbreak of Covid-19. Australian officials said the team of eight experts landed in the capital alongside a shipment of more than 37,000 vaccine doses. “The multi-disciplinary team includes specialists in emergency … Read more

Russia sees over 100,000 daily Covid cases for first time

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MOSCOW: Russia reported more than 100,000 daily coronavirus cases for the first time on on Saturday as the country weathers a surge of infections driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant. A government Covid-19 portal registered 113,122 new cases over 24 hours, nearly double the number of daily infections just a week ago. The number … Read more

Canada’s COVID-19 cases surpass 3 mln

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OTTAWA – Canada confirmed 8,937 new COVID-19 cases Friday noon, elevating its national caseload to 3,007,264 with 33,489 deaths, CTV reported. Ontario, the most populous province, reported 5,337 new cases and 68 deaths Friday noon while Quebec, another populous province, confirmed 3,600 new cases of COVID-19 and 48 additional deaths. There are more than 10,800 … Read more

Chile sees another record number of daily COVID-19 cases

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SANTIAGO – Chile registered another record number of daily COVID-19 infections, reporting 26,727 cases in 24 hours, to reach 2,075,703, amid a resurgence pushed by the Omicron variant of the virus, the Ministry of Health said Friday. In its daily report, the ministry indicated that there were also 26 deaths associated with COVID-19 in the … Read more

Philippines logs 17,382 new COVID-19 cases

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MANILA – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 17,382 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, raising the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,528,796. The DOH said 70 more people died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country’s death toll to 53,871. The number of active cases dropped to 213,587 as the … Read more